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Geske, Julian
IM🇩🇪FIDE 24605263· Male· Germany· Born in 1992
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Julian Geske, a 34-year-old German International Master, is rated 2387 — just 22 short of his peak of 2409 (Dec 2015, age 23) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 8 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent appearance: Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026.
Awarded IM in 2012 (age 20) and FM in 2010 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #89 in U20, World #97 in U18, World #79 in U14 and #9 and #6 nationally in U16 and U12.
Current rating
2387
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2345
All-time high
2409
−22 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 23
Dec 2015 · age 23
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#145 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
23 entries2026
68th German 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2393
Mar 2026
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2370 → returned at 2374
Apr 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Dec 2017
2015
All-time peak 2409
at age 23 · −22 from today
Dec 2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Oct 2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2390 → 2387
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
3W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 2420 | +0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #63 | 2235 | -6.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #31 | 2486 | +2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #24 | 2325 | -1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 3119 | +8.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #65 | 1616 | -4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArno ZudeIM
🇩🇪GER·2291
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsThomas HeinatzFM
🇩🇪GER·2256
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsOliver UwiraFM
🇩🇪GER·2159
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsJens Schulz
🇩🇪GER·2168
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2014
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vsWolfgang SchoebelFM
🇩🇪GER·2225
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Mar 2010
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Rankings
/
Germany
#145
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,227
in continent
World
#1,916
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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